How To Install python3-satpy on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-satpy on Kali Linux. python3-satpy is Python package for earth-observing satellite data processing

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-satpy on Kali Linux.

What is python3-satpy

python3-satpy is:

The SatPy package is a Python library for reading and manipulating meteorological remote sensing data and writing it to various image and data file formats. SatPy comes with the ability to make various RGB composites directly from satellite instrument channel data or higher level processing output. The pyresample package is used to resample data to different uniform areas or grids.

There are three methods to install python3-satpy on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install python3-satpy Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-satpy using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-satpy

Install python3-satpy Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-satpy using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python3-satpy

Install python3-satpy Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-satpy using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-satpy

How To Uninstall python3-satpy on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the python3-satpy package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python3-satpy

Uninstall python3-satpy And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-satpy and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-satpy

Remove python3-satpy Configurations and Data

To remove python3-satpy configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-satpy

Remove python3-satpy configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python3-satpy configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-satpy

Dependencies

python3-satpy have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-satpy package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.